VirginiaVirginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.
What it does
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods; prohibited fees. Requires a landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to accept payment of periodic rent and any security deposit by check and money order. The bill additionally prohibits such a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due in excess of the actual out-of-pocket expenses charged to the landlord by a third party to process a payment.
More detail
Finally, the bill prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any dwelling unit unless the repair is necessitated by the tenant's violation of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. This bill is identical to SB 313.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 722 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1005ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 14Conference Report released
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: Bennett-Parker, VanValkenburg, French
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12House Conferees: Tran, Hernandez, Wiley
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12House acceded to request
- Mar 12Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 12Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 11Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 10Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 10General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 6Rules suspended
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)
- Mar 5Committee substitute printed 26108555D-S1Major
- Mar 4Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Assigned GL&T sub: HousingMinor
- Feb 24Senate subcommittee offered
- Feb 10Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 9Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 8Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)
- Feb 6Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 6committee amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer ProtectionMinor
- Jan 23Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100304DIntroduced